Sept. 16, Super Bowl halftime producer Jesse Collins detailed how the decision is made to Variety and said that JAY-Z makes the final call.

Jay-Z has been choosing the Super Bowl halftime headliner every year since his entertainment company, Roc Nation, partnered with the NFL in 2019. Jesse Collins, an executive producer behind the Super Bowl halftime show, also recently shared that it’s Jay-Z who selects the halftime headliner.

See, Super Bowl LIX is set to be played in Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, and some folks believe that rap deity and Louisiana native Lil Wayne would’ve been the be

Lil Wayne said that not being chosen to headline the Super Bowl LIX halftime show "hurt a lot." Days after it was announced that Kendrick Lamar will be performing at Super Bowl LIX on Feb. 9, 2025 in New Orleans, Lil Wayne took to Instagram on Friday morning and opened up about how the snub has affected him.

As the NFL prepares to host Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans in February, Lil Wayne was bypassed for the Super Bowl Halftime Show in his hometown for

Unless you've been hiding under a rock, you're probably aware of Kendrick Lamar's upcoming Super Bowl halftime show and the discourse created as a result. “It’s a decision that JAY makes,” Jesse Collins stated about the Roc Nation head.

Snoop Dogg has weighed in on the Kendrick Lamar and Lil Wayne Superbowl controversy in his appearance on Shannon Sharpe and Chad Johnson's ‘Nightcap’ podcast. The discussion comes amid the NFL’s decision to select Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar as the headline act for the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show.